The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition.

Explore how GAIN has reached over one billion people since 2001, transforming their lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.

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Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, GAIN has offices in countries with high levels of malnutrition: Bangladesh, Benin, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. To support work in those countries, we have representative offices in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Dennis Olila - Senior Economist

Dennis Olila, Senior Economist at Kenya’s National Treasury, has over a decade of experience in financial and sectoral affairs, covering areas like trade, regional integration, and disaster risk financing. He serves as the Nutrition focal officer, collaborating with the Ministries of Health and Agriculture as well as development partners to advance nutrition policies. In 2019, he contributed significantly to Kenya's chapter of the Cost of Hunger in Africa study.

Additionally, Olila is a UNICEF-trained trainer on Nutrition Financial Tracking, supporting this program across Kenya’s counties, and he is a member of the Technical Committee for the National Information Platform for Food and Nutrition. He holds a Master’s degree in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Nairobi and the University of Pretoria.